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Transformation of Allophane to Kaolinite under Low-grade Hydrothermal Conditions

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RECENTLY, investigations were performed on soil allophane, which was obtained in the vicinity of Utsunomiya in the north part of Kanto District of Japan and purified from the alteration substance ejected from the central cone of the Upper Quaternary Akagi Volcano—the unaltered rock-forming minerals being eliminated by cribration and elutriation.

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OSSAKA, J., IWAI, S. Transformation of Allophane to Kaolinite under Low-grade Hydrothermal Conditions. Nature 201, 1019–1020 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2011019b0

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